Colonic diverticular bleeding (CDB) is a common complication associated with diverticular disease, where small pouches (diverticula) form in the colon wall. When these diverticula bleed ...

Giant colonic diverticulum is an uncommon presentation of colonic diverticular disease. It is characterised by the presence of a diverticulum exceeding 4 cm in size, with approximately 90% of the ...

At the age of 70, 70 percent of the population will have diverticulosis. However, this doesn’t mean that all of these ...

However, readmission to the hospital due to diverticular disease during follow ... treatment of patients with transverse or left colon diverticulitis from relatively recent studies published ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways: Diverticulitis: What to Know and How to Prevent It Normally, the lining of your colon is smooth. Diverticulosis occurs when small pockets, called diverticula ...

What’s the difference between diverticulitis and diverticulosis? Diverticulitis happens when pouches (diverticula) form in the wall of the colon and the pouches become inflamed or infected from ...

and lowering the risk of colon cancer. But one ailment in particular that fiber may help prevent is diverticular disease, a condition that affects the large intestine, which is responsible for ...

More information: Jungkyun Seo et al, Genetic and transcriptomic landscape of colonic diverticulosis, Gut (2024). DOI: ...

Introduction Diverticular disease (DD) is prevalent, affecting approximately 70% of the Western population by 80 years. Approximately 25% of those with diverticulosis experience chronic ...

PATIENTS AND METHODS: This cohort comprised 8 patients with generalized peritonitis secondary to perforated diverticular disease of the left colon that was diagnosed laparoscopically. All the ...

Objective To determine the risk of diverticular perforation associated with current and ever use of corticosteroids, opiate analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, ...